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Merv & Iris Allen Award

1994 saw the inauguration of two awards in memory of two of Schools Rugby’s greatest supporters and benefactors in Australia. Merv Allen was President of the Australian Schools’ Rugby Union when he died. Prior to this he was President of the NSW Schools Rugby Union, NSW Combined High Schools and held many other posts in Schools Rugby and sports generally. Both Merv and his wife Iris, who has also since died, were long term and generous supporters of Schools Rugby.

Best Team Man “For overall contribution to the Australian Squad”

Year & Tour

Player(s)

2018: UK Tour

Zane Hogan, St Edmund’s College, ACT

2018: Tonga & New Zealand

Zane Hogan, St Edmund’s College, ACT

2017: Fiji & New Zealand

Trevor Hosea, Brisbane Boys’ College, QLD

2016: Tour of Samoa & New Zealand

Luke Gersekowski, St Edmund’s College, ACT

2015: Samoa & New Zealand

Sepesa Loga Tarogi, Newington College, NSW

2014: New Zealand, Tri Nations (Fiji & NZ)

Vunipola Fifita, Newington College, NSW

2013: Fiji & New Zealand, Tour of the UK and Ireland

Ned Hanigan, St Joseph’s College, Hunters Hill, NSW

2012: Tonga, Samoa, Tour of Fiji & New Zealand

Andrew Ferris, The Kings School, NSW

2011: England & New Zealand

Sean McMahon, St Jospeh’s Nudgee College, QLD

2010 : Samoa, Fiji and Tour Samoa and New Zealand

Philip Kite, St Joseph’s College Nudgee, QLD

2009 : Tonga, New Zealand and Tour Ireland and UK

Angus Hamilton, Scotch College, Melbourne, VIC

2008: Fiji and Tour Tonga and New Zealand

Tim Bennetts, Pennant Hills High School, NSW

2007 : England, Samoa, New Zealand

James Slipper, The Southport School, QLD

2006 : Tonga and Tour Fiji and New Zealand

Rowan Kellam, Cumberland High School, NSW

2005 : Japan, Samoa, New Zealand and Tour UK and Ireland

Brett Gillespie, Ipswich Grammar School, QLD

2004 : Ireland and Tour Samoa and New Zealand

Keiron Lander, Downlands College, QLD

2003 : Tonga, Fiji and New Zealand

Liam Bibo, St Laurence’s College, QLD

2002 : Tour Tonga and New Zealand

David Billsborrow, St Joseph’s College, Hunters Hill, NSW

2001 : Tour Japan, UK and Ireland

Chris Siale, St Patrick’s College, Strathfield, NSW

2001 : England and Samoa

Josh Clements, Hurlstone Agricultural HS, NSW

2000: Ireland and New Zealand

Peter Waring, Epping Boys High. NSW

1999: New Zealand

Nathan Johnson, Brisbane Boys College, QLD

1998-99 : UK Tour

Josh Gamgee, Balgowlah Boys’ High School, NSW

1998 : New Zealand

Josh Mann-Rea, St Joseph’s College, Nudgee, QLD

1997 : New Zealand

Andrew Farley, Marist College, Ashgrove, QLD

1996 : New Zealand

John Aloua St Joseph’s College, Gregory Terrace QLD

1995 : New Zealand

John Slater St Joseph’s College NSW

1994-95 : UK Tour

Damian Flynn Nudgee College QLD & Ben Hindmarsh The King’s School NSW

1994 : Wales

Ben McKay Sydney Boys’ High School NSW

Teacher and Team Official “For Significant Contribution to Schools’ Rugby”